Vidyo Powers Road Home Program at Rush University Medical Center

HACKENSACK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Vidyo,
Inc., the leader in embedded real-time video healthcare solutions,
announced today that the Road Home Program, the Center for Veterans and
their Families at Rush University Medical Center, has chosen Vidyo for
its mental health intakes for veterans. The innovative service, powered
by the VidyoCloudTM platform, provides real-time,
face-to-face consultations at no cost for those seeking treatment for
post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and related conditions.

Funded by the 501(c)(3) Wounded Warrior Project, the Road Home Program
is committed to helping veterans cope with the invisible wounds of war,
during and after their transition to civilian life. Nearly five million
veterans live across the U.S., many without adequate access to mental
health professionals. Video-enabled tele-counseling provides access to
those in need, regardless of their location.

“Vidyo is key to helping us close the gap in rural services,” said Blake
Schroedter, Clinical Psychologist at the Road Home Program. “We can now
reach veterans in remote areas who cannot easily access VA hospitals or
find local services. Video intakes help capture trauma related affect,
and stabilizes patients with quick recurring care. All of this can be
achieved without a single trip to our Chicago campus, saving patients
time and money.”

The benefits of video-enabled mental health services include
confidential counseling, assistance with reintegration, reduced travel,
and easy, flexible access to care. Using the Road Home Program service,
veterans can connect to counselors or clinicians in secure video rooms,
using desktop or mobile devices via a simple link provided by Rush.
Vidyo’s technology delivers a high-quality experience even in
low-bandwidth, rural environments.

“Our mission in healthcare is simple: to empower healthcare delivery
organizations to provide patients with access to care, wherever they
are, at a moment's notice,” said Michael Patsalos-Fox, CEO, Vidyo.
“Mental health assistance is imperative for those returning from combat
and military service. Healthcare professionals learned from the past
that not recognizing, and treating those who have experienced certain
trauma can result in lifelong problems. Rush’s use of the VidyoCloud
platform allows the Road Home Program to provide critical
tele-behavioral services to veterans.”

The Road Home Program will extend the video service to provide
tele-behavioral counseling to veterans located in the state of Illinois.
“The next challenge lies in scaling our successes to accommodate a
growing population of returning soldiers,” said Schroedter. “According
to the Wounded Warrior Project’s 2017 annual survey, 77% of veterans
reported PTSD symptoms as their main health challenge. The severity of
these numbers suggests the Road Home Program will prove an indispensable
model for tele-counseling initiatives nationwide.”

“Video technology is becoming an increasingly important tool to connect
Rush patients and providers,” said Dr. Shafiq Rab, CIO, Rush. “That many
of the first patients to benefit from this innovation are military
veterans is a source of great pride for our entire organization.”

About Vidyo, Inc.

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that require the highest quality, real-time video communications
available to directly embed into their business processes. Millions of
users around the world visually connect every day with Vidyo’s secure,
scalable technology and cloud-based services. Vidyo has been awarded
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About Rush

Rush is an academic health system whose mission is to improve the health
of the patients and the diverse communities it serves with nationally
recognized health care, education, research and a commitment to
community partnerships. The Rush system comprises Rush University
Medical Center, Rush University, Rush-Copley Medical Center and Rush Oak
Park Hospital, as well as numerous outpatient care facilities. Rush
University, with more than 2,500 students, is a health sciences
university that comprises Rush Medical College, the College of Nursing,
the College of Health Sciences and the Graduate College.

About the Road Home Program

The Road Home Program at Rush helps military veterans and their families
make healthier transitions to civilian life by offering specialized
mental health care, peer-to-peer outreach, counseling and community
resource navigation. This includes evidence-based care for PTSD, TBI and
MST, child and family counseling, service and resource navigation,
peer-to-peer outreach, public awareness programming and training for
primary care physicians and others.

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